वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-3

अयोध्यां त्वरितो गच्छ क्षिप्रं त्वं प्लवगोत्तम ।
जानीहि कच्चित् कुशली जनो नृपतिमन्दिरे ॥३॥

3. ayodhyāṃ tvarito gaccha kṣipraṃ tvaṃ plavagottama ,
jānīhi kaccit kuśalī jano nṛpatimandire.

3. ayodhyām tvaritaḥ gaccha kṣipram tvam plavagottama
jānīhi kaccit kuśalī janaḥ nṛpatimandire

3. he plavagottama,
tvam tvaritaḥ kṣipram ayodhyām gaccha.
nṛpatimandire janaḥ kaccit kuśalī jānīhi.

3. “O best of monkeys (plavagottama), you must go swiftly to Ayodhya immediately. Ascertain whether the people in the royal palace are safe and sound.

Words meanings summery:

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (Ayodhya (city))

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly (being swift) (swift, quick, hastened)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - you go (go, proceed, move)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - immediately (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्लवगोत्तम (plavagottama) - O best of monkeys

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - ascertain (know, ascertain, understand)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether (whether, perhaps, I hope that)

• कुशली (kuśalī) - safe and sound (well, healthy, safe, auspicious)

• जनः (janaḥ) - the people (person, people, folk)

• नृपतिमन्दिरे (nṛpatimandire) - in the royal palace (in the king's palace, in the royal residence)

Words meanings and morphology

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya (Ayodhya (city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city)

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly (being swift) (swift, quick, hastened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - swift, quick, hastened

Past Passive Participle

From root tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying the action of going by the implied subject 'you'.

गच्छ (gaccha) - you go (go, proceed, move)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative, 2nd Person Singular, Active Voice

From root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - immediately (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

प्लवगोत्तम (plavagottama) - O best of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavagottama

plavagottama - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+uttama)

• plavaga – monkey, literally 'one who goes by jumping'
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

जानीहि (jānīhi) - ascertain (know, ascertain, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Imperative, 2nd Person Singular, Active Voice

From root jñā (9th class)

Root: jñā (class 9)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether (whether, perhaps, I hope that)

(indeclinable)

कुशली (kuśalī) - safe and sound (well, healthy, safe, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśalin

kuśalin - well, healthy, safe, auspicious, skillful

From kuśala (well-being) with suffix -in

जनः (janaḥ) - the people (person, people, folk)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, folk, man

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here in a collective singular sense for 'people'.

नृपतिमन्दिरे (nṛpatimandire) - in the royal palace (in the king's palace, in the royal residence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nṛpatimandira

nṛpatimandira - king's palace, royal residence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+mandira)

• nṛpati – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From nṛ (man) + pati (master)
• mandira – house, dwelling, palace, temple
  noun (neuter)

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